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Jerry Lewis

Acting

Born: 1926-03-16
Died: 2017-08-20
From: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.4

Also Known As

Jerome Joseph LevitchJoseph LevitchThe King of ComedyMartin & LewisΤζέρι ΛιούιςΤζερόμ Τζόζεφ ΛέβιτςΤζόζεφ ΛέβιτςΜάρτιν & Λιούις

Biography

Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Awards & Nominations6 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Honorary Member of the Order of Australia

Mr Jerry LEWIS

2013
🏆 Won

Trustees Award

2010
🏆 Won

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

2009
🏆 Won

New Jersey Hall of Fame

2009
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

Slapstick of Another Kind

1985
🏆 Won

Commander of the Legion of Honour

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting156 titles

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
10.0
Movie

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

1988Comedy
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
10.0
Movie

Kreka: Dreamcatcher

2021Documentary
Close Up
9.5
Movie

Close Up

2012Documentary
Spécial cinéma
9.5
Series

Spécial cinéma

1974-1997Documentary
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
9.0
Movie

A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

2002Documentary
Sports on the Silver Screen
9.0
Movie

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997Documentary
Rat Pack
9.0
Movie

Rat Pack

2022Documentary
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
9.0
Movie

The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

1992Documentary
The Day the Clown Cried
9.0
Movie

The Day the Clown Cried

1972Drama
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
8.0
Movie

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

2005Drama
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
8.0
Movie

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

1949Comedy
The Clown
8.0
Movie

The Clown

2016Documentary
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
8.0
Movie

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991Comedy
Rascal Dazzle
8.0
Movie

Rascal Dazzle

1981Drama
The Simpsons
8.0
Cartoon

The Simpsons

1989 - ...Drama
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0
Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 - ...Thriller
The Jerry Lewis Show
8.0
Series

The Jerry Lewis Show

1963Comedy
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
8.0
Series

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

1978Comedy
Auf los geht's los
8.0
Series

Auf los geht's los

1977-1986Documentary
Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix
8.0
Series

Marilyn Monroe, la célébrité à tout prix

2022Drama
The King of Comedy
7.8
Movie

The King of Comedy

1982Drama
The Jack Benny Program
7.8
Series

The Jack Benny Program

1950-1965Comedy
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7.7
Movie

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002Documentary
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
7.7
Movie

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

2011Documentary
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Series

The Carol Burnett Show

1967-1978Comedy
Dean Martin: King of Cool
7.6
Movie

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021Documentary
Inside the Actors Studio
7.6
Series

Inside the Actors Studio

1994-2018Documentary
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
7.5
Movie

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

2011Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Defective Detective
7.3
Movie

The Defective Detective

1984Comedy
Medicine Ball Caravan
7.3
Movie

Medicine Ball Caravan

1971Documentary
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
Arizona Dream
7.2
Movie

Arizona Dream

1993Sci-Fi
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
7.2
Movie

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

2012Documentary
Remembering Gene Wilder
7.2
Movie

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024Documentary
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
7.1
Movie

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

2013Documentary
Donny & Marie
7.1
Series

Donny & Marie

1976-1979Comedy
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
7.1
Series

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012-2019Comedy
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.0
Movie

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963Action
The Last Laugh
7.0
Movie

The Last Laugh

2016Documentary
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
7.0
Movie

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

2016Documentary
Rickles... On the Loose
7.0
Movie

Rickles... On the Loose

1986Comedy
Classic Comedy Teams
7.0
Movie

Classic Comedy Teams

1986Documentary
The David Susskind Show
7.0
Series

The David Susskind Show

1959-1983Documentary
Pink Lady
7.0
Series

Pink Lady

1980Comedy
Cher
7.0
Series

Cher

1975-1976Comedy
The Oscars
7.0
Series

The Oscars

1953 - ...Drama
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
6.9
Movie

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

2017Documentary
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
Series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950-1955Comedy
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
Who's Minding the Store?
6.8
Movie

Who's Minding the Store?

1963Comedy
Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.8
Movie

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958Comedy
My Friend Irma
6.8
Movie

My Friend Irma

1949Comedy
Raw
6.8
Series

Raw

1993 - ...Documentary
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
Champs-Elysées
6.8
Series

Champs-Elysées

1982-2013Documentary
Startime
6.8
Series

Startime

1959-1960Comedy
Pardners
6.7
Movie

Pardners

1956Comedy
Artists and Models
6.7
Movie

Artists and Models

1955Comedy
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
6.7
Movie

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968Comedy
The Stooge
6.7
Movie

The Stooge

1951Comedy
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
6.7
Movie

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

2019Documentary
From Darkness to Light
6.7
Movie

From Darkness to Light

2025Documentary
Mad About You
6.7
Series

Mad About You

1992-1999Comedy
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
6.7
Series

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

1971-1974Comedy
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.7
Series

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968-1973Comedy
Funny Bones
6.6
Movie

Funny Bones

1995Comedy
You're Never Too Young
6.6
Movie

You're Never Too Young

1955Comedy
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
6.6
Cartoon

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

2009Animation
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
Wiseguy
6.6
Series

Wiseguy

1987-1990Thriller
Scared Stiff
6.5
Movie

Scared Stiff

1953Drama
Jumping Jacks
6.5
Movie

Jumping Jacks

1952Comedy
Living It Up
6.5
Movie

Living It Up

1954Comedy
The Nutty Professor
6.5
Movie

The Nutty Professor

1963Comedy
The Family Jewels
6.5
Movie

The Family Jewels

1965Comedy
The Caddy
6.4
Movie

The Caddy

1953Comedy
The Delicate Delinquent
6.4
Movie

The Delicate Delinquent

1957Comedy
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
6.4
Movie

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996Documentary
Don't Give Up the Ship
6.4
Movie

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959Comedy
Dying Laughing
6.4
Movie

Dying Laughing

2017Documentary
The Ladies Man
6.3
Movie

The Ladies Man

1961Comedy
The Disorderly Orderly
6.3
Movie

The Disorderly Orderly

1964Comedy
The Geisha Boy
6.3
Movie

The Geisha Boy

1958Comedy
Boeing, Boeing
6.3
Movie

Boeing, Boeing

1965Comedy
Sailor Beware
6.3
Movie

Sailor Beware

1952Comedy
The Patsy
6.2
Movie

The Patsy

1964Comedy
Li'l Abner
6.2
Movie

Li'l Abner

1959Comedy
It's Only Money
6.2
Movie

It's Only Money

1962Comedy
Hollywood or Bust
6.2
Movie

Hollywood or Bust

1956Comedy
The Bellboy
6.2
Movie

The Bellboy

1960Comedy
My Friend Irma Goes West
6.2
Movie

My Friend Irma Goes West

1950Comedy
Road to Bali
6.2
Movie

Road to Bali

1952Comedy
The Steve Allen Show
6.2
Series

The Steve Allen Show

1956-1960Comedy
The Errand Boy
6.1
Movie

The Errand Boy

1961Comedy
Cinderfella
6.1
Movie

Cinderfella

1960Comedy
Klimbim
6.1
Series

Klimbim

1973-1979Comedy
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1
Series

Late Night with David Letterman

1982-1993Comedy
Smorgasbord
6.0
Movie

Smorgasbord

1983Comedy
Money from Home
6.0
Movie

Money from Home

1953Comedy
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6.0
Movie

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982Documentary
Fight for Life
6.0
Movie

Fight for Life

1987Drama
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
Series

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975-1980Documentary
That's My Boy
5.9
Movie

That's My Boy

1951Comedy
Way... Way Out
5.9
Movie

Way... Way Out

1966Comedy
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
5.8
Movie

How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

1984Comedy
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
5.8
Movie

Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

1995Documentary
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
5.8
Movie

Till Luck Do Us Part 2

2013Comedy
Mr. Saturday Night
5.8
Movie

Mr. Saturday Night

1992Comedy
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 - ...Comedy
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
5.7
Movie

Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

2011Documentary
Sacrée soirée
5.7
Series

Sacrée soirée

1987-2009Documentary
The Sad Sack
5.6
Movie

The Sad Sack

1957Comedy
3 Ring Circus
5.6
Movie

3 Ring Circus

1954Comedy
Cookie
5.6
Movie

Cookie

1989Comedy
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
5.6
Movie

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011Documentary
Max Rose
5.6
Movie

Max Rose

2016Drama
The Jerry Lewis Show
5.5
Series

The Jerry Lewis Show

1967-1968Comedy
Three on a Couch
5.4
Movie

Three on a Couch

1966Comedy
Red Line 7000
5.4
Movie

Red Line 7000

1965Action
Kraft Music Hall
5.4
Series

Kraft Music Hall

1958-1971Drama
At War with the Army
5.3
Movie

At War with the Army

1950Comedy
Visit to a Small Planet
5.3
Movie

Visit to a Small Planet

1960Comedy
The Big Mouth
5.3
Movie

The Big Mouth

1967Comedy
The Trust
5.2
Movie

The Trust

2016Action
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.1
Movie

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997Drama
One More Time
5.0
Movie

One More Time

1970Comedy
Téléthon
5.0
Series

Téléthon

1987 - ...Drama
The Nutty Professor
4.8
Cartoon

The Nutty Professor

2008Animation
Which Way to the Front?
4.8
Movie

Which Way to the Front?

1970Comedy
Hardly Working
4.7
Movie

Hardly Working

1980Comedy
Hook, Line and Sinker
4.4
Movie

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969Comedy
The View
4.4
Series

The View

1997 - ...Documentary
Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5
Series

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974-1976Drama
Slapstick of Another Kind
3.0
Movie

Slapstick of Another Kind

1982Comedy
The Hollywood Clowns
0
Movie

The Hollywood Clowns

1979Documentary
Soap Opera
0
Movie

Soap Opera

1964Drama
Gay, Gay Hollywood
0
Movie

Gay, Gay Hollywood

1980Documentary
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
0
Movie

The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

2016Documentary
Come Back Little Shiksa
0
Movie

Come Back Little Shiksa

1952Comedy
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
0
Movie

Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

1972Documentary
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
0
Movie

Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo

2020Documentary
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
0
Movie

Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

1954Drama
Dean Martin: The One and Only
0
Movie

Dean Martin: The One and Only

2004Documentary
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
0
Movie

Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet

2025Documentary
The Jazz Singer
0
Movie

The Jazz Singer

1959Comedy
NBC: The First Fifty Years
0
Movie

NBC: The First Fifty Years

1976Documentary
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
0
Movie

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

2024Documentary
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
0
Series

Joy Behar: Say Anything!

2009-2010Drama
TV Story Superstar
0
Series

TV Story Superstar

2020 - ...Documentary
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
0
Series

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

2024Documentary

Directing22 titles

The Day the Clown Cried
9.0
Movie

The Day the Clown Cried

1972Drama
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
8.0
Movie

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

1949Comedy
How Are The Kids?
8.0
Movie

How Are The Kids?

1992Documentary
Brothers
6.7
Series

Brothers

1984-1989Comedy
The Nutty Professor
6.5
Movie

The Nutty Professor

1963Comedy
The Family Jewels
6.5
Movie

The Family Jewels

1965Comedy
The Ladies Man
6.3
Movie

The Ladies Man

1961Comedy
Boy
6.3
Movie

Boy

1992Drama
The Patsy
6.2
Movie

The Patsy

1964Comedy
The Bellboy
6.2
Movie

The Bellboy

1960Comedy
The Errand Boy
6.1
Movie

The Errand Boy

1961Comedy
Smorgasbord
6.0
Movie

Smorgasbord

1983Comedy
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
Super Force
5.9
Series

Super Force

1990-1992Action
The Re-Inforcer
5.5
Movie

The Re-Inforcer

1951Comedy
Three on a Couch
5.4
Movie

Three on a Couch

1966Comedy
The Big Mouth
5.3
Movie

The Big Mouth

1967Comedy
One More Time
5.0
Movie

One More Time

1970Comedy
Which Way to the Front?
4.8
Movie

Which Way to the Front?

1970Comedy
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8
Series

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969-1973Drama
Hardly Working
4.7
Movie

Hardly Working

1980Comedy
Come Back Little Shiksa
0
Movie

Come Back Little Shiksa

1952Comedy

Writing18 titles

The Day the Clown Cried
9.0
Movie

The Day the Clown Cried

1972Drama
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
8.0
Movie

How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

1949Comedy
How Are The Kids?
8.0
Movie

How Are The Kids?

1992Documentary
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
The Nutty Professor
6.5
Movie

The Nutty Professor

1963Comedy
The Family Jewels
6.5
Movie

The Family Jewels

1965Comedy
Boy
6.3
Movie

Boy

1992Drama
The Ladies Man
6.3
Movie

The Ladies Man

1961Comedy
The Bellboy
6.2
Movie

The Bellboy

1960Comedy
The Patsy
6.2
Movie

The Patsy

1964Comedy
The Errand Boy
6.1
Movie

The Errand Boy

1961Comedy
Smorgasbord
6.0
Movie

Smorgasbord

1983Comedy
The Nutty Professor
5.6
Movie

The Nutty Professor

1996Comedy
The Re-Inforcer
5.5
Movie

The Re-Inforcer

1951Comedy
The Big Mouth
5.3
Movie

The Big Mouth

1967Comedy
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
5.0
Movie

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000Comedy
The Nutty Professor
4.8
Cartoon

The Nutty Professor

2008Animation
Hardly Working
4.7
Movie

Hardly Working

1980Comedy

Production16 titles

Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.8
Movie

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958Comedy
The Family Jewels
6.5
Movie

The Family Jewels

1965Comedy
The Delicate Delinquent
6.4
Movie

The Delicate Delinquent

1957Comedy
The Disorderly Orderly
6.3
Movie

The Disorderly Orderly

1964Comedy
The Ladies Man
6.3
Movie

The Ladies Man

1961Comedy
The Geisha Boy
6.3
Movie

The Geisha Boy

1958Comedy
The Bellboy
6.2
Movie

The Bellboy

1960Comedy
Cinderfella
6.1
Movie

Cinderfella

1960Comedy
The Nutty Professor
5.6
Movie

The Nutty Professor

1996Comedy
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
5.6
Movie

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

2011Documentary
The Re-Inforcer
5.5
Movie

The Re-Inforcer

1951Comedy
Three on a Couch
5.4
Movie

Three on a Couch

1966Comedy
The Big Mouth
5.3
Movie

The Big Mouth

1967Comedy
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
5.0
Movie

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000Comedy
Which Way to the Front?
4.8
Movie

Which Way to the Front?

1970Comedy
Hook, Line and Sinker
4.4
Movie

Hook, Line and Sinker

1969Comedy

Camera1 title

The Re-Inforcer
5.5
Movie

The Re-Inforcer

1951Comedy